Hello everyone,
The reading team's interaction consultation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_Interaction_Consultation> has been
wrapped up. Thanks for those who created new accounts in order to
participate and thanks to those who spent time writing proposals and adding
ideas. All in all we have 26 ideas. Some ideas are more relevant to the
topic of interaction than others, and some seemed more feasible than
others, so with these two parameters in mind, relevance and feasibility,
we have put together a shortlist, and added them as potential ideas for
brainstorming for Q1
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Quarterly_planning/Q1. The
conversation can continue on the talk pages for each proposal or on the
talk page of Q1 planning. We added ideas to Q1 planning, which is the
earliest planning stage at the momet, however, ideas that don't get a
chance for further research or implementation in Q1, will be still be
considered for Q2, and other future plans, this is not the end of it :-).
This has been an interesting experiment, with lots of learning that
extended beyond the topic of interactivity, starting from how to avoid
jargon language on mailing lists, all the way, to how we really need to
enhance our mobile experiment to better serve our community engagement
through mobile.
Thanks to Wikimedia Foundation's communication team for their help with
promoting the consultation through our different non-wiki venues, and once
again thanks to all volunteers and staff who spent time in adding or
discussing ideas.
We are looking forward to the second phase of discussion, and to
possibilities of having proposals implemented starting Q1 or a distant
future to follow.
All the best,
Moushira
On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 2:12 AM, Derek V.Giroulle <
derekvgiroulle(a)wikimedia.be> wrote:
> Hello Moushira,
>
> Iḿ sorry i didn't say this explicitely , i was n persoanlly attacking you
> i was as you point out focussing the critic at jargon use in the WMF
>
> thanks
> derek
>
>
> On 16-03-16 17:58, Richard Symonds wrote:
>
>> Thanks Moushira :-)
>> On 16 Mar 2016 16:55, "Moushira Elamrawy" <melamrawy(a)wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello again,
>>>
>>> I see that we have an interesting input here.
>>>
>>> Let me add further context, not to give any excuses but to put things in
>>> their perspective. This has nothing do to with corporate or jargon
>>> Silicon
>>> Valley culture, as I simply don't live in the US, and I don't have any
>>> corporate background :). I come from a design background, and while I am
>>> not a native English speaker, I didn't encounter any previous
>>> misunderstanding with using this word, in context, in the last decade,
>>> even
>>> with other non-native speakers.
>>>
>>> I now see the relevance of psychology in the use of the word "ideation"
>>> (where regardless of the article quality, we have the word used in both
>>> context
>>> <
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Ideation_%…
>>>
>>>> still)
>>>>
>>> . Given my non-medical background, and my previous use of the word,
>>> without
>>> failing to deliver what I needed to express at any point earlier, I,
>>> therefore, made a choice to include it in my email, which I wrote by
>>> myself
>>> without peer review.
>>>
>>> I see the point around the Foundation's seemingly repeated pattern of
>>> using
>>> words (or abbreviation) that aren't widely understood outside their
>>> context, or by a broader audience. While this is a valid concern, I just
>>> wanted to point out that our case here, is a matter of me failing to
>>> choose
>>> a term that isn't apparently jargon, because sometimes it is tricky to
>>> decide.
>>>
>>> Again, this is a good lesson on the importance of simplifying and
>>> globalizing my choice of words (oh, globalize could be jargon..no, not
>>> again ;).
>>>
>>> Point taken, thanks again everyone.
>>>
>>> Moushira
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Oliver Keyes <ironholds(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> While I agree with people that it's an uncommon and exclusionary
>>>> phrase (and a confusing one!) it seems like Moushira fully
>>>> acknowledges this and is going to work harder on this sort of problem
>>>> in the future, for which I laud her.
>>>>
>>>> If we want to have a general conversation about language choice at the
>>>> WMF, broadly-construed, it seems like it would be best to kick off a
>>>> new thread to avoid the appearance of a pileon.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Derek V.Giroulle
>>>> <derekvgiroulle(a)wikimedia.be> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello everyone ,
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree with Fae and Craig,
>>>>> It's foreign jargon especially in this context , and on top of that
>>>>>
>>>> jargon
>>>>
>>>>> form a professional background where the term has been misused (imho)
>>>>> It has in my jargon the connotation of obsessively recurring idea ,
>>>>>
>>>> like
>>>
>>>> a
>>>>
>>>>> depressed patient
>>>>> always coming back to ideas of suicide : the suicidal ideation
>>>>> It would be the only place where i would allow fosuch reductive jargon
>>>>> because it has precise meaning
>>>>> i wouls never associate it with idea generation or brainstorming what
>>>>>
>>>> is
>>>
>>>> wrong with using those words
>>>>> as craig indicated : cringe worthy (business) jargon
>>>>> the mere fact that product design (business ing general) is stealing a
>>>>>
>>>> word
>>>>
>>>>> form other jargon
>>>>> show a lack of creativity of innovation
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to call on the communications dept to start - and i can
>>>>>
>>>> just
>>>>
>>>>> picture someone for that task - a campaign
>>>>> at WMF to ban jargon "simply says it better"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> derek
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 16-03-16 04:39, Craig Franklin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Moushira,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem when you use jargon like "ideation" in this context is
>>>>>>
>>>>> that
>>>
>>>> you're essentially excluding anyone who isn't familiar with the
>>>>>>
>>>>> particular
>>>>
>>>>> terminology used in the field. Especially so when there are plenty of
>>>>>> plain-English alternatives that can be used in its place. Note that
>>>>>>
>>>>> there
>>>>
>>>>> is a whole bunch of thought from experts that that word in particular
>>>>>>
>>>>> is a
>>>>
>>>>> particularly obnoxious piece of jargon:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/26/pf/corporate-jargon/
>>>>>> * https://hbr.org/2008/08/why-jargon-feeds-on-lazy-minds.html
>>>>>> *
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> http://www.lifed.com/10-cringeworthy-business-jargon-examples-that-should-b…
>>>
>>>> It's hardly the worst example I've seen out of the WMF, but while
>>>>>>
>>>>> we're
>>>
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>> the topic it should be pointed out. Just because it's used elsewhere,
>>>>>>
>>>>> it
>>>>
>>>>> doesn't mean that the WMF has to fall into the same trap.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Craig
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 16 March 2016 at 10:07, Moushira Elamrawy <melamrawy(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Fae,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ideation phase [0], is a term widely used in product and design
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> context.
>>>>
>>>>> Now, I see your point around how volunteers who are not related to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> these
>>>>
>>>>> fields, might not be familiar with it. Possibly something like, idea
>>>>>>> generation, or brainstorming could have replaced it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am not sure though if the factors that you have listed are
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> relevant;
>>>
>>>> I
>>>>
>>>>> think it is a matter of using a word in a certain context where it
>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>> fits, without realizing how a broader audience would perceive it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In any case, thanks for the note :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideation_%28creative_process%29
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Moushira
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:51 AM, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 15 March 2016 at 22:33, Moushira Elamrawy <
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> melamrawy(a)wikimedia.org
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The reading team is launching an experiment that supports early
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> engagement
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in ideation phase, with a wide variety of users.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi, sorry to target your email with a more general observation,
>>>>>>>> however there seems to be a lot of odd jargon in Wikimedia
>>>>>>>> announcements over the last few months. It would be great to see
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> more
>>>
>>>> 'official' emails aimed at volunteers, written in plain and
>>>>>>>> grammatically complete English. Phrases like "ideation phase" may be
>>>>>>>> frequently used during meetings at the Wikimedia Foundation offices,
>>>>>>>> but are unlikely to be heard in real life by volunteer contributors,
>>>>>>>> and are unlikely to be easily understood outside of corporate
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> America,
>>>
>>>> especially by those without English as their first language.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry again about picking at your announcement rather than any
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> other,
>>>
>>>> it just stood out today.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Fae
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hi,
within the Board Governance Committee, we have discussed several areas for
improvement of the Board members skills. One of the areas we should cover
is deeper enculturation of external Board members.
Both Guy and Kelly are excited to be part of Wikimedia movement, and they
want to learn more. I've set up this page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi…
to start a community discussion of what topics should be covered first
(during a short workshop at Wikimania, that both Guy and Kelly will be
delighted to participate in), as well as who would be volunteering to run
them.
Please, comment on meta!
best,
dariusz
Hi all.
I sent this mail to discuss about adding (or no) Vietnam section into <
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Country_specific_consent_require…
>
In Civil Code of Vietnam, The Article 31 has refers to the use of personal
photos.
<
http://moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/lists/vn%20bn%20php%20lut/view_detail.aspx?itemid…
>
Quotations:
*Article 31.-** The right of an individual with respect to his/her picture*
1. An individual shall have the right with respect to his/her picture.
2. The use of a picture of an individual must have his/her consent; where
such person has died, lost his/her civil act capacity or is under full
fifteen years old, the consent of his/her father, mother, husband, wife,
adult children or representative is required, unless it is for State
interests, public interests or otherwise provided for by law.
3. It is strictly forbidden to use pictures of other persons to infringe
upon their honor, dignity and/or prestige.
But seem this law only focus about "rights for their photos/pictures", not
"photos about themself taken by others".
Could this law can be considered as a part of our guideline about
Photographs of identifiable?
Best regards.
Trần Nguyễn Minh Huy
Supporter, Wikimedia Projects
Hello!
The Community Resources team is now recruiting committee members to support
the launch of two new grants programs [1].
The Project Grants Committee will review and advise on projects that
promote new experiments and sustain ideas that work.
- Program launches July 1, 2016 with an open call for new grant
proposals.
- Up to USD 100,000 for projects up to 12 months. Submissions accepted
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- Interested in joining? Learn more here:
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- Submit your candidacy by July 15, 2016 to participate in the first
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The Conference Support Committee will review and advise on large
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- Submit your candidacy by June 1, 2016 to participate in the launch.
Why should you serve on a grants committee?
-
Make a big difference by supporting applicants and grantees that are
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-
Build yours skills and experience by participating in our innovative
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-
Interact with volunteers from all over the world.
Do you know somebody who you think would be perfect for this role?
-
We love referrals and want to build diverse committees! Please
encourage them to join.
Cheers,
Alex
[1] You can read more about the launch of WMF’s redesigned grant programs
here:
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Hi Wiki-nauts,
I'd like to share with you Middle East / North Africa (MENA) Artists Month,
which we're kicking off at the Guggenheim Museum on this Saturday, and
which is scheduled to run throughout May 2016:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MENA_Artists_Month
We welcome online contributions and offline events in any language and from
any country.
Token prizes will be sent from the Guggenheim from anyone who writes (or
significantly expands) three or more articles. Including Guggenheim
postcards and temporary tattoos designed by exhibition artist Susan Hefuna!
Here is the hub with WikiProject Women in Red on enwiki:
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And here are some names borrowed from a topical print encyclopedia, to get
you started:
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Thanks,
Pharos
Dear all,
Hope you are all doing well!
It is a pleasure to let you all know that the WMAR's e-learning campus
<http://campus.wikimedia.org.ar/> is now available and ready to be use.
As a pilot we will be doing our online course for all the spanish speaking
countries, focused on teachers.
Once finished we will be reporting the results!
Hugs!
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*A.C. Wikimedia Argentina*